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BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock confirmed on Wednesday that men’s basketball head coach Buzz Williams has accepted the same position at Texas A&M. “Coach Williams made a very positive impact on the culture of our basketball program at Virginia Tech,” Babcock said. “We appreciate all that Buzz and his staff did for our students and our […]

The season did not end as Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett intended. The fabulous freshmen came to Duke to win a national championship and their bid came up short with a loss to Michigan State in the Elite Eight. Williamson and Barrett still managed to make a bit of history. The Duke duo was named […]

We’re heading for the final weekend of college basketball, “The Final Four.” Had you been asked to make a “Wish List” before the NCAA Tournament started could Virginia have hoped for a better situation than it has right now? I doubt it. In fact, no. The Cavaliers are the only number one seed left. Also […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darrell Waltrip will soon “Boogity! Boogity! Boogity!” his way into retirement. It’s time. And time for Fox Sports to look at deeper changes in its NASCAR television broadcast, too. Everyone yearns for an opportunity to say farewell on their own terms. Waltrip has that chance now to bring his second career […]

Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip is always emotional, but Izzo has done it before. This will be his eighth Final Four and a chance for a second national championship. The other three Final Four […]

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Denny Hamlin raced to his second NASCAR Cup victory of the season, overcoming two penalties on pit road and missing the entry another time during green flag conditions Sunday in Texas. While Hamlin led the final 12 laps, and 45 of the 334 overall, Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cassius Winston put Michigan State on his shoulders and carried the Spartans into the Final Four. The do-everything point guard took over the game when his team faced its biggest deficit and led second-seeded Michigan State to a 68-67 victory over overall No. 1 seed Duke on Sunday in the East Region […]

Bruce Pearl and his Auburn Tigers are heading to the Final Four. Two days after losing starting forward Chuma Okeke to a major knee injury, the fifth-seeded Tigers beat second-seeded Kentucky 77-71 in overtime in the NCAA Midwest Region final. Auburn (30-9) overcame PJ Washington’s 28 points and 13 rebounds, foul trouble and a slow […]

Texas Tech shut down the nation’s most efficient offense to reach its first Final Four in 93 years as a program. Virginia erased the bitter taste of last year’s historic NCAA Tournament flop by surviving Carsen Edwards’ offensive onslaught to earn a spot in the national semifinals for the first time 1984. No doubt, there’s […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — From embarrassment to exhilaration. From early exit to regional champ. From bracket busters to net cutters. Virginia, the first No. 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed a year ago, survived overtime and Carson Edwards’ staggering 3-point show Saturday night to make it to the Final Four for the first […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — There was nothing Zion Williamson could do but watch. Once again, Williamson and Duke were at the mercy of an opponent’s last-second shot at the rim. Once again, the Blue Devils and their phenomenal freshmen marched on in March Madness when the ball didn’t drop through. Williamson and No. 1 overall seed […]